SMART's Featured Recipes

We at SMART are committed to sharing nutrition information, healthy cooking techniques, healthy adaptations of traditional ethnic dishes and low-cost recipes with anyone interested in learning to prepare healthy delicious meals on a budget. All recipes featured below are devised by our Culinary Director and Chef Nutritionist, Tawnya Manion, who leads our cooking and nutrition workshops.

General Tso's Tofu Stir Fry with Vegetables

"In this recipe, I dry fry the tofu! Dry frying creates a crispy crust on the outside of the tofu, but with no oil. This keeps the saturated fat low in this recipe. I used spinach and zucchini, you can use any vegetables you have on hand."

Stir together the ricotta, parsley, milk, thyme, garlic, and ½ teaspoon of salt.

Place 1 phyllo sheet on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Lightly brush phyllo sheet with oil, and top with remaining phyllo sheets and oil, reserving 1 teaspoon oil to brush on asparagus.

Spread ricotta mixture on phyllo stack, leaving a ½-inch border.

Arrange asparagus spears side by side over ricotta mixture.

Brush asparagus with remaining 1 teaspoon oil.

Sprinkle remaining ½ teaspoon of salt.

Top with shaved cheese.

Golden Beet Nachos

"Beets substitute tortilla chips in the ultra nutritious version of Tex-Mex nachos. Beets are loaded with folate, which supports heart and brain health, and is important in fighting birth defects in pregnant mothers. I used a mandoline to thinly slice my beets, but you can just slice them with a knife too."